Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-12-10
DEVILS LAKE, NOV, 1898.
Local News Notes for Daily Inter.
Ocean Readers.

Local News Notes for Daily Inter-
Ocean Readers.
The Montgomery Theatrical troupe
from San Francisco. California, at Bur-
nett opera house, corner of Kelly ave.
nue. and Fifth street, have concluded q
two weeks successful engagement, hav-
ing crowded houses every night since
opening. They so to st. Paul to ill u
two weeks engagement and will stop at
Grand Forks and entertain that people
two nights ut the town hall on tho way.
Capt. Herman has laid up his line Of
steamers at Eagle bay. for the season
Tho Minnie III, Eagles Most, Beauty,
Fort Totem and City OF tho Lake, are to
be generally overhauld and repainted for
| next seasons trade.
The Palace hotel ut Eagle nest dock
has closed for tho season. The enter
tsinment given last evening was the
| event of the season, 100 couples attend
ing. The palace has made grand suc-
cess this season, twenty families OF
Frisco having spent three months at the
Lake. The were highly pleased with
this city rs the greatest watering place
for sport and health in the west.
President Blaine will probably arrive
by the Great Western & Montana railway
today, and will stop at the Grand Metro
politan hotel, whore the board Of trade
committee have made ample arrange
ments for his reception. 1t is said he is
looking exceedingly we'll after his eight
years service at tho White House.
+. w. Mann Il Co. have just secured u
contract with parties ut San Francisco
for fifteen car loads Of dressed hogs at
five cents per pound, t. o. b.
| C.& l.. Budde completed their con-
tract with parties III Helena, Montana,
today, for 5000 barrels OF -four made
from our No. hard.
Cordner 4 Crvdcrinan, OF our enter
prising wholesale notion house. com
menced this morning to break ground
for their new four story brick which
their fast increas ing trado now demands.
Tho most important question now be-
fore tho city council is what to do with
our now fire engines, tho city hall and
engine house erocted In 1888 heing inad-
equato to the demands OF the fire depart
ment.
Ten car loads of choice California fruit
just received hy A. IL. MAYNARD & Co.,
where great bargains arc offered in thier
line.
| John Brown, superintendent Of the
street car company. has ordered four
new coaches. tw" OF wl0ch arc to run on
Kelly avenue north to Sixteenth street,
tho others arc for Kelly avenuQ1r,st to
Twentieth avenue.
THO city council today purchased II
block between Tenth street and Eighth
avenue east, for acity park, consi,lcra-
ton $lO,OO0. Would it not have been
advisable for the city to have purchased
the property ten years ago at the offered
price Of Sl,o0O7
Our Old and tried friend Il. A. Pierce
has been ro-electod chief Of police for
tho fifth time. makin his ten years scr-
Ice to tho city.
One of tho oldest settlers OF Devils
Lake, s. NJ. DoOd, formerly Of Moore Il
Dodd's meat market in 1887, who went
to Great Falls, on the completion of the
Manitoba railway in that year, has re-
turned with his family, intending ia
mako this city his future home, aud will
at once erect Il four story brick building
on the corner Of Fourteenth avenue and
Ninth street. Tho lower story for bank
purposes. second story for offices and
the balance for odd Fellows new hall
Welcome back, Sam.
SEQ notice on on another page Of water
superintendent to citizens, to pay NJ
water rent.
Ton car loads Of hard ware Just received
by South e. Kcllys, from Pittsburs. vii
the st. =. NJ. & NJ. Ky.
4 train Of ton sections loaded with
stock from Montana to Chicago passe,
through today, oyer the St. =. NJ & II
railway.
The force in the ST y. NJ. Il NJ. II,
shops WAS increased this morning to i
mon and 4 raise Of ten per cent in wages
There is considerable agitation on tn
, question Of locating the capital OF Nortl
Dakota in this city. Now is tho time t.
, act.
Grand rally at City hall tonight. Loo
ture by Hon. TX. Donnelly. Subject
"Why was my Shakesperian book not
, succcss.'
Wanted. ALI Of the outstanding bond
Of the City Of Devils Lake, for which
, will pay ten pcr cont premium. Johi
, Jones.
Price Of wheat opened this morning
J at tho elevators ut II por hhishel.
Albert Roberts shipped ten cars Of IA
steers to tho Chicago market this morn
ing.
Patents Received.
/. last Friday at tho Devils Lake lant
: office:
William Finnegan, Ramsoy.
Mary l. Criaarnan (.ayilier